Shanna Swendson earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas and used to work in public relations but decided it was more fun to make up the people she wrote about, so now she's a full-time novelist. She lives in Irving, Texas, with several hardy houseplants and too many books to fit on the shelves.

You can't run away from destiny …

To escape magical mayhem, Katie Chandler abandons New York and heads home to Cobb, Texas. Since her hometown is the least magical place on earth, where else can she avoid trouble? But now she's noticing strange happenings worthy of a call to Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc.

Trouble has found her.

Soon all her wizard friends have arrived to investigate a rogue school for misfit magicians. As the confrontation heats up, Katie finds herself discovering family secrets, navigating her complicated relationship with wizard Owen Palmer, and making some big decisions about her future -magical or otherwise!